LOS ANGELES 
LaRon Armstead scored a career-high 22 points, Anthony Ireland added 17 and Jarred DuBois 16 to help Loyola Marymount beat No. 23 Saint Louis 75-68 Tuesday night, snapping the Billikens' six-game winning streak that returned them to the Top 25 for the first time since 1993-94.

The trio combined to go 19 of 20 from the free throw line for the Lions (4-2), whose previous biggest win this season came in their opener when they beat then-No. 17 UCLA by 11 points on the road. Armstead had been averaging 8.3 points.

Cody Ellis scored 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and Brian Conklin added 13 before fouling out in the final seconds for the road-weary Billikens (6-1). They were coming off a tournament title at the 76 Classic in Anaheim, where they beat Boston College, Villanova and Oklahoma. The loss concluded a stretch of playing five of their first seven games on the road.

The Lions got back into the game with a 20-6 run that extended over both halves. They scored 10 straight points to end the half trailing 30-26 before capping their spurt with consecutive 3-pointers by Ireland and DuBois that gave the Lions a 36-34 lead.

The Lions forced a season-worst 15 turnovers by the Billikens, who were outrebounded 30-25.

Most of the second half it was a back-and-forth game, with neither team leading by more than 10 points. The teams traded baskets until DuBois scored seven straight points to put the Lions ahead 58-52 with 7:07 remaining. That prompted former NBA great Gary Payton to jump to his feet cheering. Matt Barnes of the Los Angeles Lakers also attended.

The Lions gradually pulled away to lead 72-62, with Armstead and Ireland combining to score the team's final 13 points.

Both teams shot poorly to open a game that was tied three times in the first 7 minutes. The Billikens got untracked from long range, hitting four 3-pointers in a 16-3 run that gave them a 28-16 lead. Ellis had back-to-back 3s.

The Lions' defense triggered a 10-0 spurt that brought them back. They forced four consecutive turnovers while Armstead scored eight points, including two 3-pointers, to leave them trailing 28-26. Jordair Jett's jumper kept Saint Louis ahead 30-26 at the break.